# Plainfield East High School

Plainfield East High School, or PEHS is a four-year public high school located in Plainfield, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, which also includes three other high schools: Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield South High School, and Plainfield North High School.

## History

The fourth high school in the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 opened its doors for the very first time for the 2008-2009 academic school year on August 21, 2008. The school's first year only contained freshmen and sophomores. Each year, the school added another grade level. By the 2010-2011 school year, the school was finally operating with all four years (freshmen-seniors).

## Athletics & activities
### Athletics

Plainfield East competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and is a member of the Illinois High School Association. The school fields teams in the following sports during the following seasons.
* Fall: Boys & Girls Cross Country, Boys Football, Boys & Girls Golf, Boys Soccer, Girls Swimming & Diving, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball
* Winter: Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Bowling, Boys Swimming & Diving, Boys Wrestling, Competitive Cheerleading, Competitive Dance
* Spring: Boys Baseball, Boys Tennis, Boys Track & Field, Boys Volleyball, Girls Badminton, Girls Softball, Girls Soccer, Girls Track & Field
The baseball team won the IHSA State Championship in 2020–21.

### Band

The band has many types of bands including standard concert band, marching band, jazz band, pep band, madrigal brass and recorders, percussion ensemble, and musical pit in the spring.

#### Concert Band

During the school day, band members are separated into 3 concert bands of varying skill which include Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble (No Freshman in Wind Ensemble).

#### Marching Band

Since its inception, the marching band has always been semi-competitive, attending competitions which included Pontiac Indian Showdown, Wheaton North, Chicagoland Marching Band Festival, Providence Catholic Marching Band Invitational, and Victor J. Andrew High School Marching Band Invitational. During the preseason of the 2015 season, it was decided that the marching band was to be split into a competitive and a curricular band, with the competitive band going to compete at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School and Downers Grove South High School annual preliminary marching competition making finals in the latter. The 2017-2018 year had become a curricular requirement for being in marching band.

### Activities

Plainfield East competes in the following IHSA sponsored activities:
* Chess Club
* Newspaper
* Marching Band
* Scholastic Bowl

### Clubs and Organizations

Plainfield East has the following clubs and organizations:
* ASL (American Sign Language) Club
* Anime Club
* Asian American Association (AAA or "triple A")
* Bengal Athletic Leadership (BALC)
* Bengal Hangout
* Bengal Spirit Club "Orange Crush"
* Book Club
* Computer Science Club
* DECA
* Design & Technology Club
* Doctor Who Club
* Fall Play
* Fashion Club
* Film & Cinematography Club
* Fishing Club
* French Club "Le Cercle Francais"
* GSA (Gay Straight Alliance)
* Global Citizen Club
* Guitar Club
* Intramurals
* Key Club
* Literary Review
* Latin American Student Association (LASSO)
* Mathletes
* Model Rocket Club
* Muslim Students Association (MSA)
* National Art Honor Society
* National Honor Society
* Newspaper
* Ocean Conservation Club
* Poetry Club
* Politics Club
* Potiphar Fan Club
* Rise Above Club
* Science Olympiad
* Set Design
* Spanish Club
* Spanish Honor Society
* Speech Club
* Spring Musical
* Step Club
* Student Council
* Women's Equality Club
* Yearbook
* Youth Alive